YES... the wireless mighty mouse is here!

I rate it 10 out of 10
I just got it today... best mouse ever made for mac osx users. If you like wireless, then this is a must buy. I had the previous wireless mouse for a few years and this is much better. Same classic/clean look but with lots of functionality and buttons in it's sleak design. More comfortable to move around with it's lighter weight and very accurate laser pointer then the previous wireless version. Touch sensitivity is the coolest thing I've seen in a mouse and it makes working with not only the contextual menu a breeze (right mouse click), but also your widgets and expose. Definately check it out!

Well I'm already on my second mighty mouse in a year, the first one got dissected because the scroll pea rollers got clogged, so I went back to my original one button mouse which has worked flawlessly for years.
I then bought a iMac as a gift and it came with a MM, I just couldn't bare to inflict them with this mouse with all it's complications and problems. So I took it and gave them my original one button mouse.
Now it's been a few months later and my MM is failing, the scroll pea is malfunctioning again. I clean it with rubbing alcohol, but it doesn't seem to work all the time.
I'm looking to replace this mouse with a third party option that will work reliably and consistently for years on end, like Apple mice used to be.
It's a shame, because I have a uniform Apple setup and now I have to use some off brand and inconsistent product.
By the way the scroll pea doesn't give you true diagonal scrolling, it can't, there is only a set of four rollers inside, not 8, so you only get traction in one direction at a time.
Also one has to lift their left finger off the mouse to do a right click, one can't do both a left click and a right click at the same time, or hold one down and let off the other like regular mice.

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Where's the wireless mighty mouse

Im just about to buy another new mini mac and the coolest thing is it comes standard with bluetooth you can get wireless keyboard and wireless one button mouse but wheres the wireless mighty mouse. Surely it can't be that hard to make one. Its cool that with the mini mac you can choose your mouse and keyboard maybe they can do that with other models too.

Hi Ian
Shame there isn't a way to provide feedback on Apple mice at http://www.apple.com/contact/

Does Time Machine Backup irritate wireless Mighty Mouse?

Hi there. I'm having a strange issue here. With an iMac that came with bluetooth mouse and keyboard, OS out of the box (no software updates installed because there's no internet connection), each time Time Machine is backuping files, the Mighty Mouse is acting weird. It actually feels like someone else is working with it. Even if I do not use it and leave it alone, the pointer goes wild on the screen. Trying to work during Time Machine backups is impossible, because I cannot use the Mouse properly.
Does anyone of you have a similar, if not, the same issue? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
later, Stephan

I am having a similar problem with my IMac and Time Machine. During wireless Time Machine backups, the wireless mighty mouse and wireless keyboard disconnect. If the mighty mouse remains connected, it moves very slowly and is virtually unusable.
So far I've thought of two potential problems to troubleshoot:
1. I experience this problem when I connect to the Time Machine through the "802.11n (802.11b/g compatible)" wireless connection (set in the AirPort Utility), but I don't experience the same problem when I connect to the Time Machine through a wired ethernet connection. So it appears the b/g compatible setting is causing interference. I haven't tested to see if the "802.11n only" wireless connections causes this problem or not.
2. I also wonder if the IMac does not have enough RAM to complete the wireless backup. My IMac has 2gigs of RAM, and during backups it maxes out. I plan to upgrade to 4 gigs to see if the problem continues. (Stephan, how much RAM to you have installed?)
peace,
Marcus

Wireless Mighty Mouse has "loose" top shell

Has anyone else observed/been annoyed by the "looseness" of the top shell on the Wireless Mighty Mouse? I've noticed that the top shell has a definite "give" to it that preceeds the intended click of the mouse. This results in an audible "click" as you hear the plastic top shell come into contact with the base of the mouse, as well as a physical "give" that throws off the whole clicking motion and otherwise makes this $70 mouse seem like a cheap plastic toy... I posted a video (ironically filmed using my built-in isight) of the whole thing. It's the first time I've posted a video online so make me feel competent and take a look and see if this is what you're suffering from. If there is a serious issue with this, maybe we could take this info back to apple...
The video of this can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ica7xvQ7Noo
Best,
Dustin
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2 GHz/1G/80G

Try cleaning it! http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302417

Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse internal speaker not working !!!

Recently I bought an used Wireless Mighty Mouse (first version with grey side buttons), the mouse is working perfectly minus the single little detail that I can not hear any clicking sound from the internal tiny speaker inside the mouse when I use the little scroll ball above the mouse or when I press the grey side buttons, is this normal or should I hear the clicking sound simulated by the internal speaker? is there a way to enable or disable the internal speaker by software? Maybe is disabled by default, I don't know. I really don't think the speaker could be damaged due to the rest of the mouse is working like a charm but maybe mine came without a speaker, could be? or maybe it got disconnected somehow. Any clues or ideas would be very helpful. Thanks !

I know what a microswitch is, please look at these links, here are the proof there is (or maybe there was) a tiny speaker in some mighty mouse and wireless mighty mouse:
http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2005/08/dissect/
and this:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/988965#988965
and this:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/1429358#1429358
and this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOw04wTtlIo
and this:
http://macdailynews.com/2005/08/02/apples_new_mighty_mouse_provides_audio_feedba ck_for_clicking_and_scrolling/
and I can keep giving you tens of links to proof you that actually there is (or maybe there was) a tiny speaker inside the mighty mouse and the wireless mighty mouse, If yours came without one it doesn't necessarily mean all came without one, right? That is why I asked you what version you have in order to figure out which ones does have the speaker and which one doesn't.

Thanks for the advice - mighty mouse is actually quite mighty

so a while ago I started a thread looking for opinions on what mouse to get to replace my HORRIBLE kensington bluetooth optical pilot mouse. incidentally, DO NOT buy one of these mice. they are wrong. I had it for ages because I got it to go with my little PB 12", back then I didn't really know much about what was out there. I liked the small size, it had a good grip and felt good quality. however, it always would drop out of connection, and it was so fickle with tracking, sometimes the pointer would just jump all over the screen, other times it would hardly move at all unless you shook it. I just figured this was the tradeoff for having a wireless mouse and that one was probably just as bad as the next. plus, I wasn't using it with logic, just web browsing and email, so it wasn't really mission critical.
anyway, I didn't really do anything about replacing the mouse till now. I am currently working on a TVC, with a big production sound involving far too many tracks of vocals and so on. and trying to edit takes and just do my thing in logic with this mouse was as close to torture as I am ever going to want to come. a couple of times I nearly threw it across the studio, and I definitely did smash it on the desk a couple of times. then, I also considered plunging my head in a bucket of kerosene and lighting a match. so I figured, no let's not do that. let's get a better mouse. I was actually using the trackpad instead of the mouse out of preference, so I figured this is not a good sign, there must be something better out there by now.
so I looked around on the web, read some reviews. thought about advice I had gotten here and elsewhere. then today, after having some trouble finding a dealer that would actually let me try the mouse before buying it, I went in with my MBP and logic key and sat down to test out the wireless mighty mouse.
one thing I hadn't realised till I started reading reviews was that it is a laser mouse, not an optical one. I had no idea just how much better this meant the tracking would be. to be honest, till now I always thought I'd go with a logitech or something because I just thought I'd hate the scrollball thingy, and the size and shape of the mighty mouse always seemed like it was just about clean apple design and not ergonomics.
I still have to say that in terms of grip, I'd probably prefer one of the more sculpted logitechs or so on, also because I have big hands. but.. after using it for a while, and seeing just how many millions of times better the tracking is on this mouse than on my previous piece of sh*t kensington, I can't tell you how good it feels to actually be in control of the pointer again.. as opposed to feeling like a ******** amputee with a tourette's syndrome twitch, muscle spasms and up/down left/right dyslexia. and I apologize to any logic users who may in fact be ******** amputees with a tourette's syndrome twitch, muscle spasms and up/down left/right dyslexia. that's just the best way I could describe trying to cludge my way through logic using that RUBBISH mouse.
I also downloaded the mouse zoom preference pane because I found the maximum tracking speed in the mac mouse control panel a little too slow.
but anyway.. thanks again to everyone who suggested the mighty mouse. I honestly wasn't really considering it cos it always looked a little too design-ey and not ergonomic enough for me. but, I'm rather pleasantly surprised and no longer feeling like setting fire to my own head.
btw for anyone out there looking for a mouse.. make sure you try out the wireless one, not the wired one, because it has laser tracking as opposed to optical.. and for precision in logic for editing and manipulating miniscule knobs and faders on software synths (CS-80V leaps to mind...) it really does ease your pain.
ok I'm really just procrastinating now. back to work..

ok as I continue working with this mouse.. let me just say.. people: if you haven't used a mouse with laser tracking yet with logic, seriously, try one. the precision and accuracy of these things is alarmingly good. it's one of those didn't even know there was a problem till you tried it kind of things..
unless you are one of those people who has managed to train your brain to use a trackball or whatever, seriously, try out a mouse with laser tracking. night and day.
there are some logitechs that have it, and also the wireless mighty mouse, not the other mighty mice. that is such a stupid name.

Wired vs wireless Mighty Mouse tracking

Has anyone else found that the wireless Mighty Mouse has different tracking or acceleration compared to the wired version? It feels as if it has some acceleration applied that I can't dial out using USB Overdrive, or that it has a slight dead zone or something when making very slow or small movements.

Yes I did install the software. I'm pretty sure I'm only using one finger. I can't see any perceptible difference between the way I'm using the wired and the wireless versions. Maybe the wired version is less sensitive. Also there is big difference in the weight of the two. The wireless is heavier (due to the batteries I imagine) and the wired seems downright feather light compared to it.
But thanks for the feedback

Wireless Keyboard + Wireless Mighty Mouse questions

Hey everyone, Mac users please don't hate me for asking this but I have some questions about using the Apple wireless keyboard and wireless Mighty mouse on a windows XP PC (Not in boot camp).
I have already bought the wireless keyboard, and have it working with my Windows PC using a Belkin bluetooth dongle, and was just wondering why the Control + Alt + Delete combo on the apple keyboard of (Control + option + Fn + Backspace) isn't working for me? I think it may be something to do with the keyboard being wireless, or possibly the Fn key will not work in Windows? I also would like to be able to remap some of the "F" keys on the wireless keyboard to windows functions like the volume and playback/ pause media keys. Is there any software anyone can reccomend which will allow me to do this?
My second question is about the wireless mighty mouse. I haven't bought it yet, but I have strong intentions of doing so and using it with a Windows XP (to be updated to Win7 when it gets out of beta ~Sept) PC. I love apple hardware- peripherals especially, which is why I already bought the wireless keyboard and now wish to buy the Mighty mouse along with a 30" Apple display to use with the PC in my office at home. I have read mixed reports on many Mac forums about the compatability of the WMM with Windows, and have come here to get it cleared up before I spend close to £50 on a mouse that may or may not work. I heard somewhere that some but not all functions of the mouse would work in Windows, whereas somewhere else I read that a guy had installed a driver that was extracted from a (I think Leopard) Mac install disk and that the mouse was working 100% on his XP or Vista PC.
Any help would be greatly appreciated guys, I built myself a special edition of one of my own design Eclipse series PC's to put in my new office at the start of this year and normal monitors/ peripherals just dont look right in that room because its very minimalist and modern and Apple make the most minimalist but functional hardware I know, which is why I want to use this KB/Mouse/Monitor combination.
Thanks,
Matt.

I'm REALLY interested in how you got your Apple wireless keyboard to work on your XP PC. Was the keyboard recognized and working immediately? I've been reading thread after thread; still can't figure it out. Can you provide any help? Thanks.

Windows 7 and Wireless Mighty Mouse, Wireless Keyboard and sound problem

Hi,
I just installed Windows 7 x64 Ultimate on my iMac 24" white ( OS X Leopard 10.5 ). Surprisingly, it installed without any problems. The only problems I have now are the Wireless Mighty Mouse and the Wireless Keyboard ( alu ).
After I installed Windows I inserted the Leopard Instal DVD and installed Boot Camp. I got a message right away saying that: "This program has known compatibility issues...". I clicked Run program and continued. Soon I got the same warning, but this time not for Boot Camp, but Intel Chipset Device Software. I clicked Run program yet again and it continued installing. Then I got a different warning: "Service KeyAgent' failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services." I clicked Ignore and installation continued. I got another "Service Mac HAL' failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services." warning, clicked Ignore again and after that it finished soon and I restarted the computer.
When I came back into Windows there was no Apple folder anywhere or any sign that I have just installed Boot Camp ( should there be? )
I installed Boot Camp Update 2.1 for Windows XP ( because Vista x64 version wouldn't start ) and basically I got the same warnings I did when I installed Boot Camp from the Leopard DVD ( described above ). I also tried to instal Boot Camp Update 2.2 for Windows, but it didn't start. I also downloaded Bluetooth Update 1.0, but all I got was a message saying: "This update is not intended for this computer and will not be installed.".
There is also no sound.
This is basically it, I really hope some of you who run Windows 7 with wireless keyboards and mice can help me, because I desperately need this to work ( I use a Windows only program for school ).
PS. I have a 2007 iMac 24" white and while it is not on the we're-not-supporting-that list for the infamous Windows 7 Boot Camp update, all other iMacs from its generation are. Any ideas?

Found a solution for the "Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model" message. Here is the link: http://www.techulous.com/hardware/how-to-apple-boot-camp-64-bit-for-windows-7-on -unsupported-macs.html
Everything works ( for ) now. Yay!

Recognizing wireless Mighty Mouse

I just got my new Macbook, and was so excited to get it up and running that I went through the start-up procedure for it before I'd even opened the box for the wireless Mighty Mouse. But when I read the instructions included with the Mighty Mouse (but not found ANYWHERE in the start-up for the computer itself), I discovered that in order to sync the wireless mouse to the Macbook, I should have turned it on FIRST (put the batteries in and turned it on), in order for the Start-Up Assistant to recognize it when I first started my Macbook. Now I can't get the computer to recognize the mouse! I tried finding the start-up assistant in the applications folder, to run it again, but found nothing that related to synching a wireless mouse. The only other advice I've seen on Mac:Help is to install the software from the CD that "came" with the mouse - only one problem.... there isn't a software CD in the package. I'm not sure if that was obsolete advice, or if I'm legitimately missing a software CD.
What has compounded the problem is my Rogers internet has not been installed yet, so I can only access the internet from work on the eMac here, rather than going to Mac:Help from home with the computer right in front of me.
Can anybody help?!?

You don't need the CD, which I'm guessing refers to an earlier version. Right now, support is supposed to be built-in to Leopard. The following is Apple's instructions if all else fails, but I think the lower half (starting with System Preferences) is how you're supposed to be able to pair a Wireless Mighty Mouse to your MacBook.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303921
1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
2. Choose the Bluetooth pane.
3. Click the Set Up New Device button.
4. Follow the instructions to set up the wireless Mighty Mouse.
I got my Wireless Mighty Mouse after I bought my MacBook. I didn't use any start-up assistant, and I think that's only an option right out of the box (or perhaps installing OSX from scratch). I paired it using System Preferences>Bluetooth>Set Up New Device.

Wireless Mighty Mouse on Windows PC (one last time). Any luck?

Anyone with any luck trying to pair a wireless Mighty Mouse with a Windows PC?
I'm trying to get the wireless Mighty Mouse to work on a PC (not a Mac with Boot Camp). I thought it should have been easy enough since I have other Bluetooth devices that work fine. I know that topic has been discussed before but I haven't come across anything definitive that shows a way to get it to work. Would someone please point me in the right direction. If not I'll be returning it for the wired Mighty Mouse.
As it stands now my Bluetooth software recognizes the Mighty Mouse but it can't pair it. I'm pretty sure it's a Bluetooth software issue. Your thought? Thanks.

I've installed 'Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba' to pair my bluetooth headset with XP to get music from iTunes. It's working great.
I've just tried to pair the Mighthy Mouse with XP and it's working!!!
Link: http://aps.toshiba-tro.de/bluetooth/pages/download.php
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Wireless Mighty Mouse Disc

I left my install disc in a hotel room in San Francisco.
I can not find the drivers for the Wireless Mighty Mouse anywhere on Apple's site. Do I have to buy another mouse just to get the drivers? Why doesn't Apple have the option to download them?
Am I missing something?

Have you tried with the disc. Drivers for the wired Mighty Mouse are in Tiger 10.4.7. Maybe they will work with the wireless. If it doesn't work, and Apple won't send you a new disk, you could try SteeerMouse
<http://plentycom.jp/en/steermouse/index.html>
There is a free trial, and it costs a lot less than a new mouse. It might not work without the Apple drivers, but it won't cost anything to try it.

Wireless mighty mouse compatability

I want to buy my first mac. I'm totally leaning toward a macbook, but I'm curious to know if the wireless mighty mouse can be used with it when it's just on my desktop. It's just easier sometimes. Thanks.
Oh, and if it can't, how about the wired mouse?

The wireless mighty mouse works great with the MacBook. I have had one for over a year. Best mouse I have ever owned.

Wireless Mighty Mouse - Bluetooth Auto Login?

It is a little pity: whenever i forget to switch on my wireless mighty mouse before starting my macbook i have to go through the bluetooth settings and manually search for the mighty mouse.
isn't it possible to configure the bluetooth settings for my mighty mouse that it automatically logs in whenever it is switched on?
someone might say: why switching the mouse off. i thought it would help the environment by saving batteries. but actually a apple care representative told me you can set the wireless mighty mouse to go in a sleep modus automatically and thus leave it on all the time (so the laser pointer 'window' on the backside is always open). however i couldn't find to set a mouse sleeping mode in the mighty mouse system settings.

closing

Wireless Mighty Mouse, no disk?

Hello,
Apple's store shows the contents to include a disk with the Wireless Mighty Mouse.
I purchased one from Best Buy and there is no disk in the box.
What gives?
Thanks
Frank

Hello. I have one that I bought from Apple Store and I can confirm that there is no CD included. The mouse worked with Mac OS X out of the box. I think Mac OS X has the drivers already for it or available as a software update if you're using an older OS X. As for the utilities, again it's already available in System Preferences after it's paired.

YES... the wireless mighty mouse is here!

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